Stumbling Stones Hans-Böckler-Platz

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
Abraham Meyer (born 1863, murdered in Treblinka on 31-10-1942)
Karoline Meyer (born 1864, murdered in Treblinka on 31-10-1942)
Josef Meyer (born 1903, murdered in Izbica)
Judith Meyer (born 1940, murdered in Izbica)
Frieda Meyer (born 1914, murdered in Izbica)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine Mülheim an der Ruhr (in German).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: TracesOfWar.com